The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently announced that the Paris’ International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially named an eight-kilometer-wide asteroid “7431 Jettaguilar”, in honor of Dr. Jose Francisco “Jett” Aguilar, a neurosurgeon at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Philippine General Hospital, and Cardinal Santos Medical Center.
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The Paris-based International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet in honor of Filipino neurosurgeon and amateur astronomer Dr. Jose Francisco A. "Jett" Aguilar.